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  Brown Owl

  noun

  a name (no longer in official use) for Brownie Guider
• brown owl
  brown owl

  noun

  another name for tawny owl

Brown Owl

¹ British  

noun

1. a name (no longer in official use) for Brownie Guider

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brown owl ² British  

noun

1. another name for tawny owl

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Example Sentences

I joined a Brownie pack led by a woman I knew as Brown Owl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

When Brown Owl and I were much older, I met her again: Her name was Katie Firstbrook, she was the aunt of a friend of mine and by that time she was in her 90s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

At 16 he successfully published Brown Owl, illustrated by his illustrious grandparent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here the Brown Owl bustled in, carrying a little note-book.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-11-03 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

"Perhaps you will be good enough to tell me the name of this place, Mrs. Brown Owl, and what sort of folk live here."

From The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Howard, Velma Swanston